Employees book series in reading order

by Tina Whittle

by Andrew Martin

by Blake Crouch

Diane Kelly's mysteries run on humour. Tara Holloway chases tax evasion through the Death, Taxes titles that open the catalogue in 2011; Paw Enforcement puts a policewoman with a police dog; and the House-Flipper, Mountain Lodge, Southern Homebrew and Trouble In Tumbleweed mysteries follow. Fifty-four books reach The Barn Identity in 2026, at 336 pages on median.

Carla Cassidy, born Carla Bracale in Kansas, is an American romance novelist who has published since 1988. The first novels carried the maiden name Carla Bracale, later ones the married name Cassidy, and one fantasy novel appeared under the name Carla Cook. The catalogue lists 184 books, from Falling for You (1988, as Carla Bracale) to The Final Victim (2026). Series include Cowboys of Holiday Ranch, Wild West Bodyguards, Scarecrow Murders, Mustang, Montana, Lawmen of Black Rock, Cherokee Corners, Men of Wolf Creek and Kings of Coyote Creek. Subjects include romantic suspense, cowboys, bodyguards and serial murderers.

Iris Johansen writes crime fiction, suspense and romance, and was born on April 7, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri. The catalogue lists 120 books from Stormy Vows (1983) to Wait and See (2026), with the 1980s as the busiest decade. Eve Duncan, Kendra Michaels and Catherine Ling are the recurring characters, and facial reconstruction and women sculptors appear among the subject headings. Johansen's series also include Sedikhan, Wind Dancer, Clanad and Delaneys.

Tracie Peterson, born 1959, writes Christian fiction, mostly historical novels carrying romance and faith themes. Peterson used the pen name Janelle Jamison early on and has written joint novels with other Christian authors; Bethany House publishes many of the titles. Several Peterson series feature Harvey Girls, the waitstaff of the Fred Harvey Company. The catalogue lists 153 books from A Kingdom Divided (1991) to Devoted to Love (2026), across series such as Heirs of Montana, Westward Chronicles, Ribbons West, Yukon Quest, Shannon Saga and Desert Roses. Peterson lives in Montana and runs Peterson Ink with husband Jim.

Laura Griffin writes romantic suspense around forensic investigators, police officers and FBI cases. One Last Breath (2007) opens a catalogue of 38 books, and the Tracers series and the Texas Murder Files are the central strands, with Alpha Crew, Wolfe Security, Borderline and the Glass Sisters alongside them. Serial murder investigations carry much of the work, which continues into 2026.

Mariah Stewart writes women's fiction and romantic suspense. The Chesapeake Diaries, Wyndham Beach, the Hudson Sisters, Mercy Street, Enright and Last are the series in a catalogue of 50 titles, which opens in 1995 with Moments in Time and reaches Wake-Up Calls (2026). Maryland settings, federal investigators, serial murders and family life fill the subject tags.

Eileen Wilks is an American fiction writer, born November 3, 1952, who lives in Midland, Texas. The catalogue holds 43 books from The Loner and the Lady (1996) to Dragon Blood (2018), including Cowboys Do It Best (1997), Just a Little Bit Married? (1998), Rough Around the Edges (1998), Midnight Cinderella (1999) and Night of No Return (2000). Tall, Dark & Eligible, Just A Little Bit and At Midnight are among the series, and World of the Lupi is a linked entry. Paranormal romance, werewolves, magic, the FBI and bodyguards appear in the subjects.

Bill Brooks writes westerns. Outlaws, peace officers, Pinkerton agents and bodyguards populate the books, and the series divide into John Henry Cole, Law For Hire, Dakota Lawman, Journey of Jim Glass, and Ivory and Albert. The catalogue holds 38 titles from The Badmen (1992) to The Pistoleros (2021), at a median of 281 pages, with the 2000s the busiest decade.

Andrew Martin writes historical mysteries, and the Jim Stringer series features a railway policeman in England. Railway titles fill much of the list, including The Necropolis Railway (2002), The Blackpool Highflyer (2004), The Lost Luggage Porter (2006) and Murder at Deviation Junction (2007). The Somme Stations (2011) and The Baghdad Railway Club (2012) come later. Martin's 23 books run from Bilton (1998) to Powder Smoke (2021), and the catalogue is dormant.

Tina Whittle is the author of the Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery series, with 15 catalogued books from 2010 to 2025. Catalogue subjects include murder investigations, private security services, Atlanta, Georgia, and poets. The Dangerous Edge of Things (2010) is the first title, followed by Darker Than Any Shadow (2012), Blood, Ash, and Bone (2013) and Deeper Than the Grave (2014). Reckoning and Ruin (2016) and Creature Comforts (2018) come later, and In Vodka Veritas (2025) is the newest.

James Patterson

510 books• 73 series

James Patterson, born on March 22, 1947, is an American writer whose catalogue here holds 514 books published from 1976 to 2027. The run opens with The Thomas Berryman Number (1976), and Along Came a Spider (1992) and Kiss the Girls (1995) follow later. Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Witch & Wizard, NYPD Red, Private, Middle School and the Women's Murder Club are among the Patterson series, alongside standalone thrillers, non-fiction and romance. Marshall Karp shares the credit on 5 of the books. Patterson's sales exceed 425 million copies, and Patterson was the first person to sell one million e-books. Forbes ranked Patterson the highest-paid author in 2016, for a third year running, and the National Book Foundation gave Patterson the Literarian Award in November 2015. 27 Stars is scheduled for 2027.

Fern Michaels was the pen name of Mary Ruth Kuczkir, born Mary Ruth Koval on April 9, 1933, who died on November 12, 2025. The American novelist wrote romance and thrillers, including the Texas quartet, the Captive series, Family Blessings, Pretty Woman and Crown Jewel. Michaels's output passed 200 books with an estimated 150 million copies sold. The catalogue lists 190 titles, from Pride and Passion (1975) to A Season of Secrets (2026). Series include the Sisterhood, Godmothers, Men of the Sisterhood, Lost and Found, Vegas, Kentucky and Twin Lights. Female friendship, vigilantes and revenge appear among the subject tags.

Christmas stories, Christian fiction and romance make up most of Richard Paul Evans's catalogue, which also turns to science fiction, electricity and Tourette syndrome as subjects. Evans's 64 titles open with The Christmas Box (1993) and take in the Michael Vey books, the Walk series, the Locket Trilogy, the Christmas Box, Noel and Mistletoe collections and the Broken Road novels. Mercy's Child is the most recent title, and publication continues into 2026.

Jayne Ann Krentz, born Jayne Castle on 28 March 1948 in Cobb, California, is an American romance novelist with New York Times bestsellers under seven pseudonyms. Three names remain in use: Krentz for contemporary romantic suspense, Amanda Quick for historical romantic suspense and Jayne Ann Castle for futuristic and paranormal romantic suspense. More than 35 million copies are in print. The catalogue lists 205 books, from Vintage of Surrender (1979, as Jayne Castle) to Enter the Nightmare (2026), with The Book Hunter due in 2027. Early titles also appeared as Jayne Bentley, Jayne Taylor and Stephanie James. Series include Burning Cove, Eclipse Bay and the Dreamlight Trilogy.

Blake Crouch

36 books• 9 series

Blake Crouch, born William Blake Crouch on October 15, 1978, is an American author of Dark Matter, Recursion, Upgrade and the Wayward Pines Trilogy. Wayward Pines became a television series in 2015, and Dark Matter followed on television in 2024. The catalogue holds 36 books from Desert Places (2004) to Upgrade (2022). The Andrew Z. Thomas/Luther Kite and Letty Dobesh series appear alongside standalones and short fiction. J.A. Konrath shares the credit on 1 title. Subjects include psychological thrillers, serial murderers and missing persons.

Romantic suspense is the register Elle James works in: undercover operations, Navy SEALs, ranchers, Austin, Texas and love stories all appear in the subjects recorded against the books. The catalogue runs to 216 titles between 2005 and 2026, beginning with To Kiss a Frog (2005) and Voodoo on the Bayou (2005) and reaching Papa Noel (2026). Brotherhood Protectors, Take No Prisoners, Iron Horse Legacy, Delta Force Strong, Hellfire, Texas and Covert Cowboys, Inc. are among the series listed under the James name.

Susan Sleeman writes romantic suspense, some of it Christian, around law enforcement and private security. Cold Harbor, Nighthawk Security, Steele Guardians, Shadow Lake Survival, the Lost Lake Locators, the Justice Agency, McKade Law and Homeland Heroes are the series lines. Sixty-seven catalogued books run from High-Stakes Inheritance (2010) to Lost Girls, and Lost Light is scheduled for 2027. FBI work and private investigation recur as subjects.

Delores Fossen writes romantic suspense and Western romance, much of it set in Texas. The catalogue counts 183 books, from Unbridled (1998) and Saddled (2001) to Crossfire Creek Takedown (2026). Series include Lawmen of Silver Creek Ranch, Appaloosa Pass Ranch, Sweetwater Ranch, Wrangler's Creek, Coldwater Texas, Lone Star Ridge, Last Ride, Texas, Marshals of Maverick County and several Hard Justice lines. Sheriffs, pregnant women and amnesia recur across the subjects.

Sinclair Lewis

45 books

Sinclair Lewis, born in 1885 and dead by 1951, wrote novels, short stories and plays, and in 1930 became the first writer from the United States to take the Nobel Prize in Literature, cited for vigorous, graphic description and for creating new types of characters with wit and humour. Satire of American capitalism, materialism and small-town life runs through Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922) and Arrowsmith (1925). The catalogue holds 45 titles and opens with Hike and the Aeroplane (1912).

Lisa Childs writes romantic suspense and paranormal romance, and the catalogue holds 102 books from Return of the Lawman (2002) to Christmas Security (2025). Born on 31 October, Childs has written since childhood, turned to mysteries after reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, and won a first writing award at age 11. Bachelor Bodyguards, Hotshot Heroes, Bachelor Cowboys, Secret Vampire Society, Special Agents at the Altar and Bane Island are among the series. Subjects include bodyguards, widows and single mothers.

Stephen Leather

134 books• 14 series

Stephen Leather is a British thriller writer, born 25 October 1956 and published by Hodder & Stoughton. Leather has also written for television, on London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind, and ranked as the second bestselling UK author worldwide on Kindle in 2011. The catalogue holds 135 books from Pay Off (1987) to Underdogs (2026), with Broken Promises scheduled for 2027. Dan 'Spider' Shepherd carries the Spider Shepherd SAS novels, and Jack Nightingale, Mike Cramer, Lex Harper, Matt Standing and Inspector Zhang head further series. Undercover operations, terrorism and private investigators recur as subjects.

Cindy Gerard is an American writer of romantic suspense and romance, a two-time RITA Award winner who lives in Marengo, Iowa. The catalogue holds 59 books from Maverick (1991) to His Secret to Surrender (2021), including Temptation from the Past (1991), Slow Burn (1992), Dream Lover (1993) and Into the Night (1994). Black Ops Inc., Bodyguards, One-Eyed Jacks, Legend Lake Trilogy and Sons and Lovers are among the series. Bodyguards, ranchers, kidnapping and women journalists appear in the subjects.

Katie Reus writes paranormal romance and romantic suspense. The catalogue holds 148 books published between 2008 and 2026, opening with City of Secrets (2008) and reaching Falling for Bella (2026); Ancient Curse is scheduled for 2027. Series include Red Stone Security, Deadly Ops, Redemption Harbor, Moon Shifter, Ancients Rising, Crescent Moon, Miami Scorcher, Serafina: Sin City, Sanctuary Falls and Lumineta. Werewolves, vampires and shapeshifting sit beside terrorism and national security in the subject headings. Reus also publishes as Savannah Stuart.

Cristin Harber writes romantic suspense and erotic romance, with 38 books catalogued from 2013 to 2026. Chased, Gambled, Garrison's Creed, Westin's Chase and Winters Heat all appeared in 2013. Hart Attack, Retribution, Savage Secrets and Sweet Girl followed in 2014, and Black Dawn in 2015. Lost and Found (2026) is the latest title. Aces, Delta and Titan Protectors are the series on the author page. Undercover operations and first loves appear in the subject tags.